Flash-light electrical alarm and bank and call clock.



No. 882,820. PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908.

' A. Y. JANSBN. FLASH LIGHT ELECTRICAL ALARM AND BANK AND CALL CLOCK.

APPLIOAT ION FILED MAR.9. 1907.

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FLASH LIGHT ELECTRICAL ALARM AND BANK AND CALL CLOCK APPLIGATLON FILED MAR.9.1907.

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A. Y. JANSEN. FLASH LIGHT ELECTRICAL ALARM AND BANK AND CALL CLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9 1907.

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A M (Y Witnesses 4c purlposes secured thereto, in connection therewit UNITED ells- PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTA Y. JANSEN, or cHI'oAco, ILLINOIS.

'rLAsn-Lrcrrr ELECTRICAL ALARM AND BANK Am) CALL CLOCK.

cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi- Improvements Alarm and Bank and (all Clocks; and I do I hereby declare j, clear, and exact descri tion -whi h itep f same. a

nois, have invented certain new and useful in Flash-Light Electrical to be a full, the invention, ers skilled in the art to make and use the the followin such as will enable 'ot Thisinvention relates to improvements in I 1 flash light electrical alarm 81H bank clocks.

The invention comprises the provisionof a clock, a plurality of alarms set in motion by the .alarni mechanism'ofth clock, a light for illuminating the face of the clock; and a coin receptacle or'b'ank formed in the shape of a bell.

The invention further com rises the ro- I vision of a battery connecte to said 0 ock and bell for operatin the bell at any predetermined timeand a so connected to a lamp for illuminatin the face of the clock as may be desired- I With these and other objects in view the Q invention comprises certain novel combi- I better disclose nation, constructionsand arrangements ofparts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. i

, In the drawingsz Figure 1 is a front elevation of'my invention. vation of the device shown inFig. 1. is a dotted top plan view of my electric circuits being shown the same.

7 In connection with a clock mechanism proper it has been found desirable to have a number of auxiliary attachments for various invention, the in full lines to for accomplishing various results.

In the present invention I have provided a bank in connection with a clock mechanism, the bank being an imitation of a bell. An positioned adjacent to the clock mechanism proper together with an electric li ht for illuminating the face of the clock. T ese combinations and arrangements of parts provide a device that is very desirable and useful.

Referring more particularl to the drawing, 1 indicates a metallic fiame work or base, and 2 and 3 are uprights secured to the base 1 by any suitable means as bolts 4, 5and 6. The bolt 6 is adapted to engage at one Patented March 17, 1908.

end a lug formed on the base 1 and at the other a lug 8 formed on the upright 3. This bolt is ada ted to firmly hold a clock 9 in position on t e base] between the uprights 2 and 3, by acting on lug 8 and drawing the two uprights toward each other.

In order to more firmly hold the clock 9 in position upon the base 1 a securing means, as 10, passes through one point of the outer casing of the clockas clearly seen in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The securing means 10 also provides a good electric contact between the clock and the base. Secured to the front of the 11 right 2 is an'elect-rieall operated bell 11 of any desired .or usual construction, while to the upright 3 is secured a bank 12 formed in substantially the same shape as Fig. 2 is a rear'ele Fig. 3

the bell 11 so as to give the appearance of a double "electric bell. A suitable slot 13 is formed in the to of the bank in the usual manner of such devices for accommodating various size coins. The back of the bank 14 is firmly secured in position by any desired securing means as screws 15 whileto the back 14 andthe bell-sha ed front is hingedati16 and is lockedto theb An electric lamp for illuminating the same whenever be desired' Suitable batteries, as 19 ack by lock'ing'means 17.

of any desired construc-. j tion, as 18, is positioned in frontof the clock." i

it may and 20,

are secured-in position back of'the uprights 2 and3 for roviding the necessary electric current for the lamp 18, 'andalso, for operating the bell 11.

21, is provided for closingthe circuit of the lam 18 and may be positioned at any desire place so that the same mav be operated to illuminate the face of the cloc even when the operator is in "bed. The push button is made in the usual manner with the exception that the button 22 is made of metal so as to provide a secondary circuit for the batteries 19 and 20 for operating the bell 11 Referring moreparticularly to Fig. 3 of the drawings the circuit of the bell and battery mav be more easily traced. Starting with the binding post 23 current will flow through wire 2 1, battery 19, which augments the current passing therethrough, wire 25, binding. post 26, wire 27, push button 21, wire 28, wire 29, lam 18, wire 30, Wire 31, to binding post 32 of battery 20. When thebutton 21 is pushed current will flow in the circuit just traced and cause the lamp 18 to illuminate the face of the clock, as will be evident.

A suitable push button, as

as well as light the lamp 18. Tracing the circuit of the bell 11 when used as a call bell,

when pressing the metallic button 22 against the frame-work l, the currentwill flow from binding post .23, through wire 24, battery .19; and receive additional current from the battery 19, wire 25, binding post 26, wire 27, metallic button 22, frame 1, wire 33 ,through the windings oi bell 11, wire 31 back to binding post 32 of batter 20. At thesame time that the circuit t irough the bell is formed, it will be perfectly evident that the lamp circuit will also be formed, By this construction when it is desired only to light the lamp 18, it is only necessary to press the button 21, but when it is desired to ring the bell it is necessary to press the metallic button 22 against the base 1,.

When it is desired to use the bell 2-1 as an alarm in connection with the clock 9, the alarm mechanism of the clock is provided with a rotating arm 34 which is positioned out of contact with arm 35. The arm 35 is connected with bindingpost 23 so that when the alarm mechanism of the clock rotates arm 34, until the arm contacts therewith a circuit will be formed in which current Wlll.

flow from the binding post 23 through arm 35, arm 34, clock 9, and base 1, wire 33, through the winding of bell 11, wire 31, and back to wire 20 and the binding post 32.

When the alarm mechanism" of the clock rotates arm 34 until it contacts with arm 35,

. the bell will continue to ring until the battery 20 is exhausted, unless arm 34 is moved out of contact with arm 35. When the bell 11 is operated by the circuit just described, in order to conveniently break the circuit, the arm 34 is slightly rotated and an insulating sleeve 36 is interplosed for holding the circuit open. When t e circuit is open, the

bell 11 cannot be operated again by the alarm mechanism of the clock 9 unt1l the sleeve 36 has been removed and arm 34 hav ing been rotated away from arm 35, and set to be a ain brought in-contactwitharm 35, at any 'esired time by the alarm mechanism of the clock.

What I claimas new'and desire to secure" by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the character described comprisin a. clock provided with an alarm arbor,an e ectric-al bell, a circuitfor said bell,

means connected with said arbor to interrupt said circuit, means for supplying current to saidbell, an electrical lamp, a circuit for said lamp, a circuit parallel with said first mentioned circuit, and] a metallic push button switch for closing the circuit of said lamp when pressed and completing the circuit ofsaidfbell when pressed against said clock.

2. A device of the character described comprising a clock, an electrically operated bell in electrical connection with said clock and adapted to beset into operation thereby, an electrical lamp, means operated by said clock for closin the circuit of said bell and a metallicpush hutton interposed in the circuit of said lamp and said bell whereby when said button is pressed ainst the clock said bell will 0 erate and sai lamp will be lighted.

3. A evice of the character described comprising a clock, an electrically 0 rated bell designed to beset into operation y said clock, an electrical lamp, an electrical circuit for said bell, an electrical circuit for said lamp, a source of current for both of said circuits, and a metallic'push button for closing said lamp circuit when pressed and for closirlig llgoth circuits when pressed against said 0 oc In testimony whereof I'affix my signature Witnesses:

F. W. Jansen, Eva FAY. 

